Leinig Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Leinig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leinig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Leinig Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leinig Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leinig is found most in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Leinig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leinig? popularity and diffusion

Leinig is the 2,106,139th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leinig live; 85 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 3,195,139. In Brazil Leinig is most frequent in: Paraná, where 81 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 7 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 3 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenig91663/
Linig915/
Leunig83762/
Lienig83515/
Lehnig83338/
Loinig83129/
Lignig83115/
Leenig8364/
Lenigk8336/
Luenig8314/
Leßnig8311/
Leinik839/
Linhig838/
Lihnig837/
Legnig834/
Loenig833/
Lesnig832/
Liniog831/
Lenigh831/
Lingig831/
Leanig830/
Lenigs830/
Lehnigk77754/
Linigue7788/
Loehnig7766/
Loennig7749/
Lessnig7744/
Liaunig7736/
Lesnigg7712/
Leßnigg776/
Lesnigh771/
Lehnigh771/
Lowenig770/
Leannig770/
Leinict770/
Lenik731,766/
Lanig73631/
Linik73464/
Linic73181/
Lenix73154/
Lenic7367/
Lineg7325/
Linix735/
Leniq733/
Leneg731/
Leinicke7174/
Lessnigg7131/
Leitnick7112/
Lainigue7112/
Liaunigg7110/
Laniog671,658/
Leniec67448/
Lenick67280/
Linick67250/
Letnik67237/
Lannig67153/
Leniek6789/
Leinyk6785/
Langig6770/
Lasnig6752/
Lehnik6746/
Leynik6745/
Liniek6735/
Lenyog6712/
Loinik6711/
Leśnik6711/
Lanaig6710/
Lianik679/
Linics679/
Hlinik677/
Lejnik675/
Leinek673/
Lenike673/
Linikh673/
Lanieg672/
Linoix672/
Lionik672/
Llanig672/
Lingek672/
Liniks671/
Linaik671/
Lounig671/
Lehnic671/
Lojnig671/
Litnic671/
Lahnig671/
Lainik671/
Leanix670/

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Leinig Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leinig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis